744 ~ MR. E. MEYRicK ON [Junel6, 



increase of dark strigulation forms an undefined narrow fascia 

 from middle of dorsum reaching ^ across wing : cilia pale fuscous 

 mixed with whitish. Hind wings grey ; cilia grey, towards tips 

 whitish -tinged. 



Transvaal, N.E. Pretoria district, in January [Jause) ; one 

 specimen. 



MeLASIXA iEDIFICA, sp. n. 



cS . 20-24 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish, sometimes tinged 

 with fulvous. Palpi moderate, densely scaled, ochreous-yellowish, 

 basal half suflfused with dark fuscous. Antennae ochreous- whitish, 

 pectinations 5. Thorax ochreous- whitish, anterior margin suffused 

 with blackish-fuscous, tips of patagia and thoracic crest sometimes 

 blackish. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous, anal tuft yellowish. 

 Fore wings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; whitish, with 

 scattered small blackish-fuscous stiigulae ; costal edge whitish- 

 ochreous ; irregular markings formed of confluent cloudy blackish - 

 fuscotis strigulje, viz., a small, sometimes partially obsolete, basal 

 patch, a moderate fascia from ^ of costa to middle of dorsum, 

 another from ^ of costa to tornus, and a transvei-se spot from | of 

 costa, reaching half across wing : cilia whitish- ochreous, barred 

 with fuscous and dai-k fuscous irroration. Hind wings ochreous- 

 whitish, more or less tinged with grey : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 sometimes with a grey line. 



Transvaal, Pretoria, from November to January {Janse) ; five 

 specimens. 



Melasina paraphrictis, sp. n. 



6 . 18 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi moderate, 

 densely scaled, pale ochreous-yellowish suffused with fuscous except 

 towards base and apex. Antennae fuscous mixed with ochreous- 

 whitish, pectinations 5. Thorax fuscous, posteriorly suffused with 

 whitish-ochi-eous. Abdomen fuscous, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. 

 Fore wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; light 

 fuscous, suffusedly strigulated with dark fuscous ; costal edge 

 whitish-ochreous ; indistinct markings outlined by cloudy blackish- 

 fuscous partly confluent strigulae, viz., an angulated fascia near 

 base, a fascia from ^ of costa to middle of dorsum, another from | 

 of costa to tornus, and a transverse spot from costa at ^ reaching 

 half across wing : cilia fuscous mixed with whitish-ochreous and 

 dark fuscous. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous, 

 with darker fuscous subbasal shade. 



Transvaal, Pietersburg, in December (Janse) ; one specimen. 



Melasina morbid a, sp. n. 



c? . 23 mm. Head whitish-ochreous with a few fuscous hairs. 

 Palpi moderate, loosely scaled, ochreous-whitish mixed with dark 



